I enjoyed the NCAA Basketball Championship game last night on CBS. After the semi-final games were blow-outs, Kansas and Memphis put on a great show going into overtime with Kansas winning 75-68 to claim the National Championship.
I was hoping Kansas would win. ROCK CHALK JAYHAWKS!
After winning the game, the players get to cut down the nets to have a piece of history. It’s a tradition. I burst out laughing when the CBS commentator announced that they had an “Official Ladder” for doing just that. Yes, Werner Ladder is the Official Ladder of the NCAA Basketball Championships.
What next? I’m thinking the “Official Scissors” of the NCAA Basketball Championships! Maybe they can use the scissors with the blunt tips so the players won’t poke someone during all the excitement.
“Fiskars – the Official Scissors of the NCAA Basketball Championships!”
Maybe not.
The Western Word 
That, my friend, is very true. Memphis and their coach fell apart during the last few minutes, and when they lost their big man, it was over.
I, too, was rooting for the Jayhawks. Bill Self is one of the outstanding coaches of our time, and he proved it in taking his team to the finals and out-coaching the opposition in the championship game.Being conservative by nature, my approach to basketball is to respect those who respect the fundamentals of the game. A team like Memphis that is at the bottom of the entire NCAA in free-throw shooting just doesn’t deserve to be national champions. It is a skill that takes hard and boring work, discipline, and concentration. And their lack of attention to that discipline cost them the game. A whole like the attention to detail that makes the difference between winning and losing election campaigns.